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Breast Health for Strong Families Program

Breaking Down Barriers to Breast Health

Free screening mammograms

Transportation

Education

Throughout our community there is a population of women who face barriers to getting screening mammograms. Some of those women do not speak English and need additional support to make breast care a reality. Some live 50 miles or more from Mid-Columbia Medical Center and do not have access to regular transportation. Some are uninsured, have high deductibles or have insurance that does not cover screening mammograms; for many this puts mammograms out of reach.

The Breast Health for Strong Families Program was created to help break down cultural, geographical and financial barriers to care for local women. You can make a difference for local women and their families with a donation to the Breast Health for Strong Families Fund. Donations to the fund provide breast health education and outreach. Funds also supply patients with transportation assistance in the form of gas cards and bus passes. In the past three years, the Breast Health for Strong Families Program has provided over 270 screening mammograms and resulted in five breast cancer diagnoses.

Join Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Meyer Memorial Trust, United Way of the Columbia Gorge and your neighbors in providing lifesaving breast health education and free screening mammograms to those who qualify. Donate Now